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signed · Tennessee · Senate May 22, 2017

SB 1320: Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, authorizes a nursing home to participate in a drug donation repository program until such time as the board for licensing health care facilities promulgates rules to effectuate such participation. - Amends TCA Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 355

signed · Tennessee · House May 22, 2017

HB 317: Mental Illness - As enacted, establishes procedures to be followed by the trial court for the diagnosis, evaluation, and initial treatment of persons found not guilty by reason of insanity for first degree murder or certain other Class A felonies. - Amends TCA Section 33-7-303.

Effective date(s) 07/01/2017

signed · Tennessee · Senate May 22, 2017

SB 1375: Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, requires an applicant for a retail package store license and for a retail food store wine license to obtain and submit to a local government a criminal history record for purposes of certifying that the applicant has not committed a felony within the immediately preceding 10-year period. - Amends TCA Title 57.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 357

signed · Tennessee · House May 22, 2017

HB 862: Courts, Juvenile - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Zero to Three Court Initiative" to create five additional zero to three court programs throughout the state to be administered by the department of children’s services. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 36 and Title 37.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 366

signed · Tennessee · House May 22, 2017

HB 647: Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, enacts the "Annual Coverage Assessment Act of 2017." - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5 and Chapter 854 of the Public Acts of 2016.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 364

signed · Tennessee · Senate May 22, 2017

SB 705: Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes The Avenue Diner and Scoreboard Restaurant in Nashville to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption; prohibits such establishment from selling or giving away alcoholic beverages or beer only between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m.; authorizes certain manufacturers to have a direct or indirect interest in an establishment that is licensed for on premises consumption of alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.

Effective date(s) 05/11/2017

signed · Tennessee · House May 22, 2017

HB 1283: Law Enforcement - As enacted, requires a blood test for the presence of the hepatitis and AIDS/HIV viruses to be administered to an arrested person if requested by a law enforcement officer, TBI employee, firefighter, EMT-paramedic, or EMT who may have been exposed to the virus; specifies that the test is for any hepatitis virus, rather than just hepatitis B. - Amends TCA Section 68-10-116.

Effective date(s) 05/09/2017

signed · Tennessee · Senate May 22, 2017

SB 1206: Mental Illness - As enacted, establishes procedures to be followed by the trial court for the diagnosis, evaluation, and initial treatment of persons found not guilty by reason of insanity for first degree murder or certain other Class A felonies. - Amends TCA Section 33-7-303.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 342

signed · Tennessee · Senate May 22, 2017

SB 332: Salaries and Benefits - As enacted, revises provisions governing when wages must be paid. - Amends TCA Title 50.

Effective date(s) 05/11/2017

signed · Tennessee · Senate May 22, 2017

SB 597: Disabled Persons - As enacted, allows disabled adults to have paid personal aides to perform health maintenance tasks for them. - Amends TCA Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 349

signed · Tennessee · House May 22, 2017

HB 550: Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As enacted, redefines political campaign committee to be any group of persons receiving contributions or making expenditures in excess of $1,000 during a calendar year to support or oppose candidates. - Amends TCA Section 2-10-102.

Effective date(s) 05/09/2017

signed · Tennessee · Senate May 22, 2017

SB 398: TennCare - As enacted, requires the bureau of TennCare to develop and implement a temporary medication therapy management pilot program. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 10 and Title 71, Chapter 5.

Effective date(s) 07/01/2017